Also I could have sworn I saw something on one of HBT's posts that indicated Pacman was a "well behaved" yeast that wouldn't really climb out of the fermenter. Which I would think might make it appear less active than other yeasts.

I used one bottle. I stepped up once. I did not actually measure my initial wort, either.

It remains to be seen whether this will ultimately work out. I haven't actually looked at the fermenter in about 36 hours at this point. It may be time to switch out the blowoff for an airlock. I suppose i could take a hydrometer reading while I'm at it.

I don't know why i asked such a silly question since you answered it in the title, it was a late night. But that's cool knowing one bottle can be sufficient to make a batch. Can you elaborate on these "step ups" and the time it took to grow enough viable yeast?

I don't know why i asked such a silly question since you answered it in the title, it was a late night. But that's cool knowing one bottle can be sufficient to make a batch. Can you elaborate on these "step ups" and the time it took to grow enough viable yeast?

There are a bunch of threads on harvesting Bell's yeast. I harvested from a single bottle of pale ale. My steps were: